1974–75 Shell Shield season

Cricket tournament July 2026 14 March 11 April 1975 WICB First-class (four-day) Round-robin GUY 2 5 10 GUY Roy Fredericks (545) ATG Andy Roberts (25) 1973–74 1973–74 Shell Shield season 1975–76 1975–76 Shell Shield season The 1974–75 Shell Shield season was the ninth edition of what is now the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The tournament was sponsored by Royal Dutch Shell, with matches played from 14 March to 11 April 1975 (a much shorter duration than in previous seasons). Five teams contested the competition – Barbados, the Combined Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Owing to a high number of draws (only four of the ten matches were played to completion), three teams finished the round-robin undefeated. Of those, Guyana had the most points, thus claiming their second Shell Shield title. Guyanese batsman Roy Fredericks led the tournament in runs, while Combined Islands fast bowler Andy Roberts was the leading wicket-taker. Points table Team Pld Matches played W Outright win – 12 points L Outright loss – 0 points LWF Lost (won first innings) – 4 points DWF Drawn (won first innings) – 6 points DLF Drawn (lost first innings) – 2 points Pts PointsGUY 4 2 0 0 0 2 28Combined Islands 4 1 0 0 2 1 26JAM 4 0 0 0 3 1 20BAR 4 1 1 1 0 1 18TRI 4 0 2 0 1 1 8 Source: CricketArchive Key W – Outright win (12 points) L – Outright loss (0 points) LWF – Lost match, but won first innings (4 points) DWF – Drawn, but won first innings (6 points) DLF – Drawn, but lost first innings (2 points) Pts – Total points Statistics Most runs The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.Batting and fielding in Shell Shield 1974/75 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2016. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Roy Fredericks GUY 545 7 109.00 250 1 3 Larry Gomes TRI 482 8 68.85 171* 1 4 Collis King BAR 431 8 71.83 103* 1 4 Viv Richards Combined Islands 363 7 51.85 112 2 2 Lockhart Sebastien Combined Islands 290 7 41.42 86 0 2 Most wickets The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.Bowling in Shell Shield 1974/75 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 April 2016. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Andy Roberts Combined Islands 131.5 25 12.72 2 0 6/35 Sydney Matthews GUY 154.1 20 21.50 0 0 4/85 Keith Cameron GUY 163.0 20 24.75 1 0 7/91 Imtiaz Ali TRI 125.0 16 25.00 1 0 6/64 Vanburn Holder BAR 126.0 15 18.40 0 0 4/29 References 30em Category:West Indian cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000 Category:1975 in West Indian cricket Category:Regional Four Day Competition seasons Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1974–75